Mar

29

Seriously unexpected ~ Ballas Hough Band review




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I’m going to make a confession.  I don’t watch much TV, so while I’ve heard of Dancing with the Stars, I’ve never followed it closely.  So when One2One Network asked me to review the  brand new Ballas Hough Band CD called BHB, I had no idea what to expect.

The founding members of the Ballas Hough Band are Derek Hough and Mark Ballas.   Fans of Dancing with the Stars will know that Derek and Brooke Burke were the winners last season, with Mark and Kristi Yamaguchi winning season 6.  That’s impressive enough, but these professional ballroom dancers have also been playing and performing music together since they were teenagers.  Talk about multi-talented!

Even though I don’t keep up with the show, I had heard of the talented dancers.  I just had no idea that they were musicians too.  Most of the songs on this pop album were written by Derek and Mark, but the first single, “Do It For You,” was co-written by new American Idol judge Kara Dioguardi.  That was the first song I listened to, and it’s my favorite from the CD so far.  This song is hip, upbeat and fast paced.  It’s perfect to get you moving, whether its dancing, exercising or cleaning the house -ok, maybe I need some music to get motivated to clean.  Whatever works.  You can watch the official video release of “Do It For You” on Youtube.  I also really enjoy some of the slower songs, such as “Underwater” and “Longing For”.  I’ve already decided I’m going to get a copy of this CD for my niece, she’s a dancer herself and a huge Dancing with the Stars fan, so I know she’ll love this.  Even if you’re not a dancer, you can’t help but dance to some of these songs, this CD really gets you moving.

Following the spring season of Dancing with the Stars, the band will head out on a summer tour across the U.S.  More information can be found at www.Myspace.com/ballashoughband

I highly recommend this fun CD, and you can buy it on Amazon now.



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Mar

22

Cheerios Circle of Helping Hearts




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Do you know your cholesterol number? High cholesterol is one of the major controllable factors for coronary heart disease, which is the number one cause of death for women. A recent study conducted by Harris Interactive for Cheerios found that more than one-third of adults (37 percent) have not had their cholesterol checked within the past year.*

Those with limited access to adequate healthcare may not get regular cholesterol screenings and thus are at an even greater risk for heart disease.

Wondering how you can help? Now through January 31, 2010, for every code entered at www.cheerioshelpinghearts.com, Cheerios will donate $1, up to $200,000, to raise awareness for heart disease and provide free cholesterol screenings for women in need, through its partnership with WomenHeart. Codes will be featured inside specially marked boxes of Cheerios cereal.

This topic is near and dear to my heart, since heart disease runs in my family.

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Thanks to My Blog Spark and Cheerios, I  am giving away 3 beautiful freshwater pearl bracelets.   Wearing this bracelet will give you a constant reminder of the importance of taking care of your heart. And it’s lovely!

To Enter:

Leave comment telling me what you do to keep your heart  healthy, or share a story of women who have battled and overcome heart disease.

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Please leave 1 extra comment for each additional entry, telling me which you have done (ie 1 extra comment if you subscribe, 1 extra comment if you mention this on your blog, 1 extra comment if you follow me on Twitter, 1 extra comment each time you tweet about this giveaway, 1 extra comment for a Stumble.

This giveaway will end Friday, March 27 at midnight CST.  One prize per household.  The winner will be chosen using random.org and I will notify the winners via email.  Make sure to include a valid email.  The 3 winners will have 48  hours to respond to email with their mailing address so that I can forward that information to the sponsor.  If that information is not received within 48 hours, a new winner will be chosen.   Good luck!

This giveaway has ended, I will email the winners and once I’ve received their information I will forward that to the sponsor.  Thank you everyone who entered!


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